One reads that in Scotland, a badger walked into a home through a cat door, ate the family cat’s food, and then took a nap in the cat’s bed: We were alerted yesterday to a badger who was spotted in a house in Linlithgow! Find out more: https://t.co/QFLZf7D6O1 pic.twitter.com/QnVJL5HoJ8 — SCOTTISH SPCA (@ScottishSPCA) October 19,…
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Animals
Badger Takes the High-Protein Route
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Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month https://t.co/fxJwpObwKG pic.twitter.com/H92XQttu4s — New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017 Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month http://ow.ly/AI0k30arsqt @ New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017
Animals, Weather, Weird Tales
Winter to Last a Bit Longer
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Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature
Film: The Rhino Guardians
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The Rhino Guardians from Dan Sadgrove on Vimeo. Dan Sadgrove describes his recent film on an anti-poaching group: In 2016 I travelled to South Africa to visit The Black Mambas – the worlds first all female anti-poaching unit operating in the Balule Game Reserve in South Africa. Coming from disadvantaged communities and breaking strong patriarchal…
Animals, Development, Film, Nature
Saturday Film: The Super Salmon
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Animals, Nature
The World’s Largest Porcupine
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Animals
Mongoose Monday at the Oregon Zoo
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Animals, Nature, Science/Nature
Film: Using Technology to Reverse Extinction
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Adventure, Animals
Sailing Around the World with a Pet Chicken
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Animals, Conservation, Nature
The Last Rhinos
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Animals, Science/Nature
The Origin of Dogs
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How and when did wild wolves turn into domestic pets? Science tells us that humans were behind the domestication of what is now man’s best friend—but the timeline of the transformation has always been mysterious. In this video, Atlantic science writer Ed Yong explains the surprising origin of dogs in light of new research. Via…
Animals, Nature
Whales, Very Near
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Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Hidden Monkey on Plane
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Hidden Monkey on an Airplane: What to do? If a passenger sneaks a monkey on to a plane, what should authorities do? On a flight from Ohio to Nevada, a flight crew discovered that a passenger was concealing a service monkey: Frontier Airlines spokesman Richard Oliver says the incident happened Tuesday night on a flight…